Pakistan vs Ireland Highlights: T20 World Cup Warm-Up Match Abandoned Without Toss

Pakistan vs Ireland: Ireland were set to play against Pakistan in the 9th warm-up match for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 on February 4 at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club.

But the match got abandoned

without Toss at the Sri Lankan venue. Pakistan were supposed to play their only warmup but it got washed out due to torrential rain. The match was called off and that means Salman Ali Agha and co. will now take field in their group stage match on February 7.

Pakistan, after recent series win against Australia, seeks rhythm ahead of their Group stage opener; recent T20Is show batting firepower but bowling leaks, with Babar Azam and Saim Ayub key in partnerships. Ireland, buoyed by upsets like their 2024 WC win over Pakistan, relies on Paul Stirling and Mark Adair's all-round threat, though spin-vulnerable on Colombo pitches.

Pakistan are set to play all of their T20 World Cup 2026 matches in Sri Lanka. If Salman Ali Agha and team qualify for the final, the championship clash would also be moved to Colombo from Ahmedabad.

PAK vs IRE H2H Record

Pakistan leads 6-2 in 8 T20Is, including a 3-wicket thriller in Florida (2024 WC) and 6-wicket Dublin win (May 2024); Ireland's lone recent scalp was a 5-wicket chase. No prior T20Is in Sri Lanka between them.​

Pakistan vs Ireland T20 World Cup Squads

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Tim Tector, Joshua Little, Benjamin White, Craig Young

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha (c), Khawaja Nafay (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq